Incidents

Charred remains of the Philippine ferry June Aster
Accidents

Rescuers recover 30 bodies from burnt Philippine ferry

Reuters
The Korea Coast Guard large patrol vessel KCG Taepyongyang during a joint exercise with the US and Japan Coast Guards in the Sea of Japan, June 6, 2024 (representative photo only)
Accidents

Suspected Chinese fishing boat with no crew on board sinks off South Korea

Will Xavier
Gulf of Aden map ethiopia somalia somaliland djibouti yemen
Crime & Piracy

Bulk carrier boarded by pirates in Gulf of Aden off Yemen

Gareth Havelock
US forces interdict a suspected refuelling station believed to be used by drug-carrying boats in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
Crime & Piracy

VIDEO | US forces interdict suspected refuelling station used by drug-running boats in Eastern Pacific

Will Xavier
Screenshot of video showing fire aboard a cargo ship undergoing repairs at CSSC's Qingdao Beihai shipyard
Accidents

Fatal repair work fire kills 25 aboard cargo ship in Chinese shipyard

Reuters
Undersea cable
Crime & Piracy

FEATURE | Russian subs training to sabotage undersea cables caught red-handed

Reuters
AIDAperla
Accidents

VIDEO | Cruise ship breaks free of moorings and strikes berth in France's Le Havre Port

Gareth Havelock
Screenshot of video footage of the burning ferry June Aster off Palawan province in the Philippines, September 9, 2026. Of the 134 people who were on board the ferry, five are confirmed dead while only 42 have been safely rescued as of September 10, 2026.
Accidents

VIDEO | Five dead, over 80 missing after underway ferry catches fire in Western Philippines

Jens Karsten
Tanker at Port of Novorossiysk
Acts of War

Russian Black Sea fuel terminal ablaze after overnight drone barrage

Reuters
Hercules Star
Incidents

Suspected drone strike on oil tanker leaves one dead off Dubai

Reuters
Strait of Hormuz
Acts of War

Drone strike hits tanker hauling Iraqi fuel oil amid ongoing attacks

Reuters
US forces target Iranian tankers in new strikes against Iran
Acts of War

VIDEO | Conflict widens as US destroys tankers and Iran attacks 10 ships

Reuters
Seized packages containing cocaine
Crime & Piracy

Boat carrying three tonnes of cocaine seized near Canary Islands

Will Xavier
The Russian icebreaker Admiral Makarov after she suffered an onboard fire while undergoing repairs at a shipyard in Saint Petersburg on September 5, 2026
Incidents

VIDEO | Fire ignites on Soviet-era icebreaker undergoing repairs in Saint Petersburg

Jens Karsten
Professor Molchanov
Cruise

Stranded Russians return home after Norway seizes Arctic cruise ship

Reuters
English Channel
Crime & Piracy

Smugglers face French trial over fatal English Channel crossing

Reuters
John Nutt, a vessel operated by Transdev Sydney Ferries (representative photo only)
Accidents

Four injured after ferry crashes into wharf pylon in Sydney, Australia

Jens Karsten
Filo Jet in 2024
Accidents

Northern Cyprus ferry tragedy death toll now at 14 following recovery of additional bodies

Gareth Havelock
Kharg Island, Iran
Acts of War

US energy interests in Persian Gulf are targets in latest Iran threat

Reuters
The Iranian tanker Kylo ablaze after a strike by US forces
Acts of War

VIDEO | US forces strike Iranian tankers in response to attacks on naval ships

Reuters
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